Director: Brad Thomasson
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Dinosaurs
Plot:
After a plane crashes on a remote island, a government agent is called into action to rescue the survivors when it's discovered the area is crawling with dinosaurs, but when she learns that the creatures have already killed and eaten the survivors must race against time to get off the island.
Review:
Overall, there's quite a lot to like here as a cheap, cheesy throwback. The main setup on display featuring her traveling through the wilderness of the jungle island setting where the intercut storylines of the random survivors walking through the same wilderness trying to get to safety before being pounced upon by the dinosaurs make for a generally cheesy if still workable setup here. The obvious nature of the stock footage featuring the random, unnamed characters walking through the forest and encountering the cheesily animated dinosaurs that come upon all manner of familiar issues for their involvement in the sequence still manages to keep this one flowing along nicely to counteract the admittedly-humorous if still obviously padded time where the agent's hysterical commentary on the nature of the mission and her lack of success so that it never feels excruciatingly long. They're included just enough so that there's enough variety in the presentation and storyline to work here even if the agents' scenes do come about as a repetitive setup overall.
As mentioned, the setup here works nicely and allows for a solid series of confrontations where the cheesy attacks spice things up just enough to balance out the endless wandering around making goofy quips or running commentary on the situation. That's enjoyable enough, and it's all capped off by the ludicrously cheap special effects that may or may not work for some but still provide the kind of goofy enhancement on the situation. So obviously CGI models of creatures are repeated throughout here to bump up the running time, there's all sorts of obvious issues that take place throughout here for viewers to get turned off by, including size discrepancies in shots, changing dimensions between scenes, unnatural or exaggerated movements, or just unrealistic conception that give themselves away at every opportunity that still feels natural and intended from the very start due to the inclusion of so many shots in the film. They may not be for everyone in the truest sense but they're all enough to make this a fun B-movie in the right mindset.
Overview: ***/5
A gloriously cheesy effort that won’t work for everyone, this one mainly depends on viewers’ reactions to the content feature here which is what accounts for its overall presentation. Those who are aware of these factors and comfortable with it or are fans of this style will be the main driving force for the film while all others out there should outright avoid this one.
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